Michael Caine
Acting
Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) earning him his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003). He received his second Golden Globe Award for Little Voice (1998). In 1999, he received his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sympathetic doctor in The Cider House Rules. He portrayed a British journalist in Vietnam in The Quiet American (2002), earning his sixth Oscar nomination, and appeared in Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian drama film Children of Men (2006). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). He appeared in several other of Nolan's films including The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the heist thriller film Now You See Me (2013), the action comedy film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), the Italian drama Youth (2015) and the crime film King of Thieves (2018). Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023 after The Great Escaper (2023).
Known for
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tvTFI Unplugged
2026
Self (Archive Footage)
movieThe Great Escaper
2023
Bernard Jordan
movieMad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieMCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
Self - Actor / Narrator (voice)
movieThe Sound of 007
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieMedieval
2022
Lord Boreš
movieBest Sellers
2021
Harris Shaw
movieTwist
2021
Fagin
movieCome Away
2020
Charlie
movieTenet
2020
Crosby
tvHelter Skelter: An American Myth
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
movieFour Kids and It
2020
Psammead (voice)
movieAn Accidental Studio
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieQuincy
2018
Self
movieKing of Thieves
2018
Brian Reader
movieDear Dictator
2018
General Anton Vincent
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018
Lord Redbrick (voice)
movieDunkirk
2017
Voice on Radio (uncredited)
movieGoing in Style
2017
Joe Harding
movieNow You See Me 2
2016
Arthur Tressler
movieKnights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Last Witch Hunter
2015
Dolan 36th
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieYouth
2015
Fred Ballinger
movieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
Self / Professor Brand
movieInterstellar
2014
Professor Brand
movieStonehearst Asylum
2014
Dr. Benjamin Salt
movieMr. Morgan's Last Love
2013
Matthew Morgan
movieNow You See Me
2013
Arthur Tressler
movieLondon 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
Charlie Croker (archive footage)
movieJourney 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
Alexander Anderson
movieDiscovering Hamlet
2011
Horatio (archive footage)
movieCars 2
2011
Finn McMissile (voice)
movieGnomeo & Juliet
2011
Lord Redbrick (voice)
movieInception
2010
Stephen Miles
movieHarry Brown
2009
Harry Brown
movieIs Anybody There?
2009
Clarence
movieThe Dark Knight
2008
Alfred
movieRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieSleuth
2007
Andrew Wyke
movieFlawless
2007
Mr. Hobbs
tvLegends
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Prestige
2006
Cutter
movieChildren of Men
2006
Jasper
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieThe Weather Man
2005
Robert Spritzel
movieBewitched
2005
Nigel Bigelow
movieBatman Begins
2005
Alfred
movieAround the Bend
2004
Henry Lair
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Statement
2003
Pierre Brossard
movieThe Actors
2003
Anthony O'Malley
movieQuicksand
2003
Jake Mellows
movieThe Quiet American
2002
Thomas Fowler
movieAustin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Nigel Powers
movieMiss Congeniality
2000
Victor Melling
movieQuills
2000
Dr. Royer-Collard
movieGet Carter
2000
Cliff Brumby
movieShiner
2000
Billy 'Shiner' Simpson
movieThe Cider House Rules
1999
Dr. Wilbur Larch
movieCurtain Call
1998
Max Gale
movieLittle Voice
1998
Ray Say
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieShadow Run
1998
Haskell
tvThe View
1997
Self
tv20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
Captain Nemo
movieMandela and de Klerk
1997
F.W. de Klerk
movieMidnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
Harry Palmer
movieBlood and Wine
1996
Victor
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
movieBullet to Beijing
1995
Harry Palmer
tvWorld War II: When Lions Roared
1994
Joseph V. Stalin
movieOn Deadly Ground
1994
Michael Jennings
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieThe Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
Ebenezer Scrooge
movieBlue Ice
1992
Harry Anders
movieNoises Off...
1992
Lloyd Fellowes
movieRabbit Ears - King Midas and the Golden Touch
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieBullseye!
1990
Sidney Lipton / Doctor Hicklar
movieA Shock to the System
1990
Graham Marshall
movieJekyll & Hyde
1990
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
movieDirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Lawrence Jamieson
tvJack the Ripper
1988
Inspector Frederick Abberline
movieWithout a Clue
1988
Sherlock Holmes
movieSurrender
1987
Sean Stein
movieJaws: The Revenge
1987
Hoagie Newcombe
movieThe Fourth Protocol
1987
John Preston
movieHero
1986
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Whistle Blower
1986
Frank Jones
movieHalf Moon Street
1986
Lord Sam Bulbeck
movieMona Lisa
1986
Mortwell
movieSweet Liberty
1986
Elliott James
movieThe Holcroft Covenant
1985
Noel Holcroft
movieWater
1985
Governor Baxter Thwaites
movieBlame It on Rio
1984
Matthew Hollis
movieThe Jigsaw Man
1983
Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky
movieThe Honorary Consul
1983
Charley Fortnum
movieEducating Rita
1983
Dr. Frank Bryant
movieMonty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")
movieDeathtrap
1982
Sidney Bruhl
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982
Self - Guest
movieEscape to Victory
1981
Captain John Colby
movieThe Hand
1981
Jonathan Lansdale
movieDressed to Kill
1980
Doctor Robert Elliott
movieThe Island
1980
Blair Maynard
movieBeyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
Captain Mike Turner
movieAshanti
1979
Dr. David Linderby
movieThe Swarm
1978
Brad Crane
movieCalifornia Suite
1978
Sidney Cochran
movieA Bridge Too Far
1977
Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur
movieSilver Bears
1977
Doc Fletcher
movieThe Eagle Has Landed
1976
Col. Kurt Steiner
movieHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976
Adam Worth
movieThe Man Who Would Be King
1975
Peachy Carnehan
moviePeeper
1975
Leslie C. Tucker
movieThe Wilby Conspiracy
1975
Jim Keogh
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieThe Marseille Contract
1974
John Deray / John Davos
movieThe Black Windmill
1974
Maj. John Tarrant
movieSleuth
1972
Milo Tindle
moviePulp
1972
Mickey King
movieZee and Co.
1972
Robert Blakeley
movieKidnapped
1971
Alan Breck
movieFight of the Century
1971
Self-(Audience Member)
movieGet Carter
1971
Jack Carter
movieThe Last Valley
1971
The Captain
movieSimon Simon
1970
Michael Caine
movieToo Late the Hero
1970
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
movieBattle of Britain
1969
Squadron Leader Canfield
movieThe Italian Job
1969
Charlie Croker / Self - Guest
tvMale of the Species
1969
Cornelius
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Cornelius
movieMale of the Species
1969
Cornelius
moviePlay Dirty
1969
Capt. Douglas
movieThe Magus
1968
Nicholas Urfe
movieDeadfall
1968
Henry
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self / Self (uncredited)
movieBillion Dollar Brain
1967
Harry Palmer
movieWoman Times Seven
1967
Handsome Stranger
movieHurry Sundown
1967
Henry Warren
movieFuneral in Berlin
1966
Harry Palmer
movieGambit
1966
Harry
movieThe Wrong Box
1966
Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
movieAlfie
1966
Alfie Elkins
movieThe Ipcress File
1965
Harry Palmer
movieHamlet at Elsinore
1964
Horatio
movieZulu
1964
Lt. Gonville Bromhead
movieThe Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
Police Officer (uncredited)
movieHobson's Choice
1962
Willie Mossop
movieSolo for Sparrow
1962
Paddy Mooney
movieTop Deck
1962
Bus driver (uncredited)
movieThe Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)
The Younger Generation
1961
Ray the Raver
Walk a Crooked Mile
1961
Police constable
Drama 61-67
1961
Arthur Green
movieThe Bulldog Breed
1960
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
tvEdgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Paddy Mooney
movieDanger Within
1959
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
moviePassport to Shame
1958
Bridegroom (uncredited)
movieThe Two-Headed Spy
1958
Gestapo Agent
movieBlind Spot
1958
Johnny Brent
movieThe Key
1958
Seaman (uncredited)
movieA Woman of Mystery
1958
Joe (Uncredited)
movieCarve Her Name with Pride
1958
Train Prisoner (uncredited)
movieBlood Money
1957
Fighter
movieA Hill in Korea
1956
Pvt. Lockyer
movieSailor Beware
1956
Sailor (Uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvITV Play of the Week
1955
Willie Mossop
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950
Fighter
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee/Presenter / Self - Winner / Self - Nominee / Presenter
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movieMy Generation
2017
Producer
movieThe Double
2014
Executive Producer
movieBlue Ice
1992
Producer
movieThe Fourth Protocol
1987
Executive Producer
moviePulp
1972
Producer
movieGet Carter
1971
Producer